C
Walker County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Dora, Sumiton, Carbon Hill, Cordova, Parrish, Oakman, Sipsey, Nauvoo, Kansas and Eldridge.
Students
7,091
Schools
19
Spent per student
$13,876
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$25.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Walker County School District
- School Grade C: better than 34% of Alabama districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $25.0M, about $3,530 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Oakman.
PK–4Oakman Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Oakman Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Oakman High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. AL
2020–21Math proficiency13%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 45.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,876 per student · 0% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 60%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
7,176’20
7,201’21
7,188’22
7,146’23
7,091’24
About steady.
Students
White 86%Black 5%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
19 public schools.
Sumiton Elementary School
C720 students15:1
Valley Junior High School
B602 students19:1
Curry Elementary School
B550 students18:1
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School
C475 students20:1
Lupton Junior High School
B448 students17:1
Oakman Elementary School
356 students18:1
Cordova Elementary School
A321 students16:1
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School
B+288 students14:1
Sumiton Middle School
C+476 students20:1
Curry Middle School
B−353 students18:1
Bankhead Middle School
B+298 students18:1
Oakman Middle School
C249 students19:1
Dora High School
D476 students18:1
Cordova High School
D451 students19:1
Curry High School
C−364 students17:1
Carbon Hill High School
C−349 students17:1
Oakman High School
D315 students20:1
Walker County Center Of Technology
0 students
Walker County Schools 180 Program
0 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.